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Baha'is in the Media

admin — Tue, 13 Jun 2006 13:47:02 -0400

A selection of recent U.S. media coverage in which Baha'is are mentioned. Click on the headline to read the full article. (Note: Some newspapers require registration or payment to view articles; some links may have expired).

Ethiopian 'Sesame Street' teaches life-saving lessons

Tue, 26 Apr 2011 15:00:42 -0400

Bruktawit Tigabu, the 2001 winner of the Rolex Awards for Enterprise, Young Laureates Programme and member of the Baha'i Faith, is featured in CNN International's African Voices for her co-creation of Ethiopian children's TV show "Tsehai Loves Learning."

And the award for Most Innovative Music Video goes to: Andy Grammer!

Tue, 26 Apr 2011 14:52:52 -0400

Congratulations to Los Angeles Baha'i Andy Grammer for winning the 'Most Innovative Music Video' award from O Music Awards.

GUEST VIEWPOINT: Baha’i faith under attack in its homeland Iran

Tue, 26 Apr 2011 10:21:33 -0400

Marcia Veach describes the persecution of Baha'is Iran in this editorial in The Register-Guard.

NEW VIDEO: Story of 16-yr-old Mona Mamudnizhad’s sacrifice for her right to believe

Mon, 25 Apr 2011 19:53:44 -0400

The latest installment in A Single Arrow Production’s mini-documentary series–”Angels of Iran”–features the story of Mona Mahmudnizhad, told by a childhood friend, Azadeh Rohanian-Perry, who now lives in Durham, North Carolina.

Cornel West speaks on the persecution of the Baha'is in Iran

Fri, 22 Apr 2011 18:16:13 -0400

Dr. Cornel West is a philosopher and Princeton professor of African American Studies and Religion and a staunch defender of rights and freedoms for all people. He learned about the Baha’i Faith through his race unity work, befriending Baha’is such as jazz maestro Dizzy Gillespie. Professor West recently welcomed a relative of an imprisoned Iranian Baha’i into his Princeton office and shared his thoughts on the persecution of the Baha’is in the religion’s birthplace.

Ridvan 2011: Baha'is Celebrate 'Most Great Festival'

Fri, 22 Apr 2011 12:48:49 -0400

In this editorial in The Huffington Post, Rothwell Polk highlights the Baha'i Festival of Ridvan (celebrated April 21-May 2).

In a garden of Paradise, the Baha'i Faith takes root

shane — Wed, 20 Apr 2011 18:00:00 -0400

What makes the Festival of Ridvan, celebrated April 21 to May 2, the holiest of days for Baha'is? It commemorates the anniversary of Baha’u’llah’s declaration in 1863 that He was the Promised One of all earlier religions, thus establishing the Baha'i Faith.

What's Your Calling?

Wed, 20 Apr 2011 09:37:12 -0400

Baha'i Media Services has been collaborating with The Kindling Group, a Chicago media collective, to create web-based video profiles of Baha'is pursuing their calling in the world. This project is in conjunction with the recently aired four hour PBS documentary miniseries, "The Calling" which follows seven young religious Americans as they prepare for a life of religious leadership.

What do Baha’is believe about gender?

Mon, 18 Apr 2011 09:54:38 -0400

Gleibys L. Buchanan, representative for the Advancement of Women, National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is of the United States, shares what Baha’is believe about gender in this editorial in The Washington Post.